Virunga Foundation

What the charity does

A conservation and development organisation with minimal overheads, delivering timely and effective support to the Virunga National Park in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in the form of financial and management input.Campaigning worldwide for support for Virunga National Park to raise awareness of and educate people about the Park.

Charitable objects

The Objects for which the Charity is established are:(a) the promotion for the benefit of the public of the conservation, protection and improvement of the physical and natural environment and biodiversity of the Protected Areas of Africa including Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the wildlife within the Protected Areas of Africa including Virunga National Park, including by means of the promotion of effective management;(b) the relief of financial need, hardship or poverty of people living and/or working in and around the Virunga National Park and the Kivu – Kinshasa Green Corridor, (Green Corridor);(c) the promotion for the benefit of the public of sustainable development that supports the conservation of the physical and natural environment and biodiversity of the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor including through:(i) the preservation, conservation and the protection of the environment and the sustainable use of natural resources;(ii) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities living in and around the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor; and(iii) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration;(d) to facilitate the administration of the law and the preservation of public order for the benefit of the public;(e) to promote conflict resolution and reconciliation for the public benefit between institutions, organisations, groups and people in and around the Virunga National Park and the Green Corridor; and(f) the education of the public on environmental issues including biodiversity, conservation, sustainability, and management of the wildlife parks, reserves and protected conservation areas of Africa and the wildlife within them, and in subjects relating to sustainable development.Sustainable development means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Area of benefit: Africa.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/10/2005AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/05/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 21 JAN 2019 as amended on 31 Mar 2021 as amended on 24 Sep 2021 as amended on 10 May 2024 as amended on 19 Sept 2025